West Ham escaped being thrown out of the FA Cup after FIFA decided to fine them 100,000 Swiss francs for fielding striker Diafra Sakho when he was reported as being unavailable for Senegal's African Nations Cup campaign due to injury.

Striker Daniel Sturridge enjoyed the perfect return from injury as he scored within 12 minutes of coming off the bench to give Liverpool's Champions League ambitions a timely boost with a 2-0 win over West Ham.